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Lincoln’s Inn Library

 

Address: 

Lincoln’s Inn
London
WC2A 3TN

Telephone: 020 7242 4371
Fax: 020 7404 1864
Email:  library@lincolnsinn.org.uk
Web Site:

www.lincolnsinn.org.uk

Librarian: 

Guy Holborn

Hours: Normally Mon-Fri 9.00am – 8.00pm, except
August to mid-September Mon-Fri 9.30am – 6.00pm
Saturdays See Saturday Opening Calendar
Early or exceptional closing posted on the website
Admissions Policy: Open to all members of Lincoln’s Inn and to barrister members of the other Inns of Court.

 

Specialisations: 

Commonwealth legislation and law reports, especially Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, Africa, Sri Lanka and the Pacific.

Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Parliamentary Papers 1801 to date. House of Commons Standing Committee debates 1983/84 to date. House of Lords and Privy Council printed cases and appeal documents deposited annually. Chancery practice particularly catered for in acquisition of English materials.

 

Loans:

To members of the Inn and barristers with chambers in the Inn (and their pupils) only. Most material overnight (after 6.00pm to be returned by 9.30am). Longer loans for limited categories of non-current material.

 

Distance Services:

Photocopies (subject to copyright) sent by email, fax or post to Lincoln’s Inn barristers outside central London and to barristers of other Inns when material is not held by their own Library.
Charges on application.

Photocopies can also be obtained on behalf of Lincoln’s Inn barristers from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies.
Further details and charges on application.

 

Electronic Services:

Web based catalogue and access to the other Inns’ catalogues at www.lincolnsinnlibrary.org.uk  

Internet subscription services include: All England Direct, Butterworths Case Search, CLI Online, Commercial Law Cases 1999-, Electronic Immigration Network, Halsbury’s Laws Direct, Legislation Direct, Estates Gazette Interactive, Justis (The Law Reports, Weekly Law Reports, English Reports, Industrial Cases Report, Family Law Reports) Lawtel, Lloyds' Reports, The Times.

Databases available on CD-Rom within the Library are All England Law Reports 1936-, British Company Cases 1983-, Butterworths Taxation Service, Criminal Appeal Reports 1967- and Criminal Appeal Reports (Sentencing) 1979-, Current Legal Information, Electronic Law Reports 1865-, Family Law Reports 1980-, Industrial Cases Reports 1972-, Justis Celex, Justis Statutes and SIs, Times Law Reports 1990-. Weekly Law Reports 1953-.

 

Other Services and Facilities:

Newspaper Law Reports: 

The Times 1959-, Daily Telegraph, Independent.
Publications: Quick Reference Guide; range of guides to the Library and its online services; union lists.
Photocopying: Self-service copying machines (card or coin operated).
Microform reader-printer
Word processing facilities
 
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